The Early Days in Dublin

Trinity College ... obviously. It's right in the centre of Dublin, and is really lovely. I was there yesterday when they were cutting the grass (or which there is quite a bit), and it smelled amazing! The only downside is that they seem pretty strict about maintaining the manicured apprearance of the grounds, so no one is allowed on the grass. The buildings are all really well maintained, though, and even the newer constructions seem to fit in quite well (or are hidden behind the older buildings)!

The Liffey River runs right through the middle of Dublin's city centre. I haven't really seen any boats on it, but apparently there are tours that run along it, and such, so it must be functional. Some of the bridges look pretty low to me, though!

I'm sure you've notice just how blue and beautiful the skies are...the weather has been unbelievable ever since I arrived--warm, sunny, perfect! The Dubliners are all melting now that the thermometre has passed 20*C, but it feels good to me!

This is part of O'Connell St., one of the main streets in Dublin's city centre. My hostel is about 5 minutes from where I took this picture, so I've spent a lot of time in this area.
There are a ton of buses here; city buses, airport buses, tour buses, amphibious buses... The funny thing is that public transportation in Ireland isn't that great, according to what I've been told; it's rather expensive and not terribly reliable (though apparently it's better in the cities than outside them).



Hope you've enjoyed these...as you may have guessed, I have loads more, and I'll try to get some of them up for you!